UPDATE including ATAG – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has adopted a resolution that commits the airline industry to even stricter climate targets and now aims to meet net-zero carbon emissions in 2050. During today’s 77th Annual General Meeting…
Turboprop maker ATR and Swedish Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) are jointly pushing the certification of 100-percent sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), they have announced on September 16. While this is a clearly defined target, the French-Italian airframer has yet to share its…
Embraer disclosed an updated design of its new turboprop last week. The Brazilian airframer will share more details later this year, but AirInsight had the opportunity to catch up with Rodrigo Silva e Souza, Vice President Marketing of Embraer Commercial…
Embraer has disclosed another iteration of its new turboprop concept. After a low wing version with wing-mounted engines, it now seems to favor a layout with rear-fuselage mounted engines. The latest version was shown during an online presentation on August…
We’ve just returned from EAA AirVenture 2021, and the show, as always, was an interesting trip around all things aviation. Most importantly, it was a great opportunity to see old friends in person, and not on Zoom – but in…
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) is to develop a hybrid-electric engine and test it on a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-100. The first ground tests are planned for 2022 but the first flight will not happen until 2024, the engine…